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Willie Bloomquist has announced his retirement from baseball.

Bloomquist made the announcement via his Twitter account, which is how you're supposed to do it these days, kids. The 38-year-old carved out a lengthy career as a utility player, batting .269/.316/.342 over parts of 14 seasons. He played for four different teams and made starts at every position except catcher. Fri, Mar 11, 2016 04:00:00 PM

Former Mariners INF/OF Willie Bloomquist told MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo that he's not officially retired and is looking for the right situation before spring training.

The Mariners released Bloomquist in early July after he hit just .159/.194/.174 in 69 at-bats. While he turned 38 in November, he's still holding out hope for a spring training invite from a team looking for a bench veteran. For what it's worth, he's a career .269/.316/.342 hitter and those 2015 numbers are uniformly the worst he's posted. Prior to last season, he had never hit lower than .245. To this point, though, there doesn't appear to be much interest. Wed, Jan 13, 2016 04:52:00 PM

Bloomquist cleared waivers after being designated for assignment and the M's have officially cut him loose. It's possible the 37-year-old will call it quits after 14 major league seasons. Mon, Jul 6, 2015 08:35:00 PM

Mariners designated 2B Willie Bloomquist for assignment.

The 37-year-old has hit just .159 this season with two runs and one extra-base hit. Chris Taylor was called up from Triple-A Tacoma to take his place on the active roster. If Bloomquist decides to hang up his cleats, he'll finish his career with 778 hits in 1,055 big league appearances. Thu, Jul 2, 2015 02:31:00 PM

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Former Mariners INF/OF Willie Bloomquist told MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo that he's not officially retired and is looking for the right situation before spring training.

The Mariners released Bloomquist in early July after he hit just .159/.194/.174 in 69 at-bats. While he turned 38 in November, he's still holding out hope for a spring training invite from a team looking for a bench veteran. For what it's worth, he's a career .269/.316/.342 hitter and those 2015 numbers are uniformly the worst he's posted. Prior to last season, he had never hit lower than .245. To this point, though, there doesn't appear to be much interest.

The 37-year-old has hit just .159 this season with two runs and one extra-base hit. Chris Taylor was called up from Triple-A Tacoma to take his place on the active roster. If Bloomquist decides to hang up his cleats, he'll finish his career with 778 hits in 1,055 big league appearances.

Willie Bloomquist delivered a two-run double on Saturday, leading the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

Score one for the batter vs. pitcher DFS crowd, as Bloomquist entered the day 20-for-44 (.455) with seven extra-base hits lifetime against Mark Buehrle. His two-run double in the third inning increased the M's advantage to 3-1 and proved to be the difference in the ballgame. It was his lone hit in four at-bats on the afternoon, and he's now hitting .184/.205/.211 with three RBI on the season.

Willie Bloomquist (knee) is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season.

M's general manager Jack Zduriencik indicated Friday that the signing of Rickie Weeks was completely unrelated to the health of Bloomquist and that there was room for both players on the Opening Day roster. That sentiment gives further fuel to the fire that the team plans to use Weeks in the outfield.

Willie Bloomquist was given a platelet-rich plasma injection his right knee on Friday.

Bloomquist, who was placed on the DL Thursday, is still limping noticeably but says the injection has helped. "It’s a bone bruise," Bloomquist said, "and it’s painful. I got an injection, and they’re hoping by next week it will feel better."

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Ryon Healy underwent surgery Thursday to remove a bone spur from his right hand and will be sidelined 4-6 weeks.

Healy could maybe return for the final week or two of spring training if he is able to make a swift recovery, but the 26-year-old slugger seems likely to open the 2018 season on the disabled list. Seattle acquired him from the Athletics in November for pitcher Emilio Pagan and infielder Alexander Campos. Healy began feeling discomfort in his hand during early offseason workouts and it returned when he tried to get back into the swing of things just before reporting to camp. Look for the Mariners to bring in one of the first basemen still sitting in free agency. They were probably going to want a platoon partner for the right-handed Healy anyway. He slashed just .257/.289/.428 against righties in 2017. Daniel Vogelbach and Rule 5 Draft pick Mike Ford are on the Mariners' roster too.

Guillermo Heredia (shoulder) may not be ready for the start of spring training, according to Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto.

Heredia underwent a procedure in October to address a Bankart lesion in his right shoulder. The expectation at the time of the surgery was that he would be 100 percent prior to the start of the 2018 season, but as is often the case with these things, it's no longer considered a foregone conclusion. Heredia hit .249/.315/.352 in 123 games for Seattle in 2017 and is expected to serve as the team's fourth outfielder whenever he's ready to go to work in 2018.

Tony Zych is dealing with lingering inflammation around his right forearm.

Zych battled elbow and forearm trouble down the stretch last season and it has apparently followed him into Mariners camp this spring. He's already thrown two bullpen sessions but will likely scale back his overall workload until around early March. The hope is he'll be 100 percent by the opening of the 2018 regular season. Zych finished with a 2.66 ERA in 40 2/3 innings last year.